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Sales is often compared to a funnel. Businesses attract a large number of leads from the various marketing efforts they make. However, by the time they become actual customers, those numbers drop significantly. This is especially true for goods and services that represent a significant investment. During the funnel process, businesses attempt to guide leads towards the buying decision through education, relationship building and trust. Continue reading →

Your Halloo cloud based phone system is an exciting asset for your business. It gives you tools to help improve in so many different aspects. It goes beyond the typical phone system to filling gaps in your day to day business life that you didn’t even know were there. Get to know your system and what it can for your business, so you don’t hold back. Continue reading →

Regardless of whether your staff is full-time, part-time or a combination of both, your attention to their needs makes a huge difference when it comes to productivity. Your employees need growth opportunities, the right tools, recognition and realistic goals to strive towards in order to shine. Providing these 4 key ingredients will help increase the productivity of your staff and your business. Continue reading →

So maybe you are still answering the phone yourself, letting the voicemail system get it, using an inbound call center or relying on your employees to answer every call at your business. Maybe you are even happy with the option you are using for call management in your business. But if you’re here, you are at least wondering what else is available and what the real advantages are. Continue reading →

Spam is an increasing problem both for emails and phone calls. Cheap long distance rates allow unscrupulous businesses to set up banks of “robo callers” to dial literally every phone number combination. Why are they doing this? Most likely in an attempt to compile databases of working numbers and make note of whether a person answered. Continue reading →

What’s one of the best benefits of belonging to a hunt group? You can see the notes of other members in the same group. For example, if you’re part of the Sales hunt group, you’ll be able to see that John Doe called your teammate, Sally, last week and she noted where the conversation left off. Now you know exactly where to pick back up when John calls again, making you look like a customer service rock star! Continue reading →

An effective customer relationship management system can dramatically transform the performance of your small business. By using an online system, the customer experience that you deliver is completely revolutionized. You go from being yet another vendor trying to sell something to an entity that offers solutions to real problems that your customers experience. Institute a customer relationship management system today, like the one found with Halloo phone systems. Continue reading →

“On-hold music” is an entire industry in itself, plus there are numerous opinions, studies, and articles that focus solely on the type of music you should play for customers when you put them on hold. Continue reading →

Many cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) systems like Salesforce.com have become the standard sales and support tool for large enterprise and government organizations worldwide. The idea is pretty simple: manage your business interactions in a central database, share them with coworkers so that everyone stays on the same page, and leverage that knowledge for increased sales and more effective customer service. Continue reading →

Efficiency is one of the leading factors for the success of your business. Streamlining your efforts in all parts of your business can help you achieve the maximum levels of efficiency that will ensure the smooth running of your business. These tips will help you move in the right direction for the best results. Continue reading →